PERGAMUM
MAY 2004
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PERGAMUM MAY 2004 |
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| Pergamum is the undisputed birth place of the
study of medicine. A renown physician of his day observed how a snake bite didn't
harm someone, so they started studying the venom of snakes. Thus the 2 inter-twined
snakes has been the symbol of doctors since the time before Christ. Here we mostly view the Citadel at Pergamum and unfortunately didn't find the museum until after we had run out of time, and it was time to continue on our journey north. So we didn't get to see some of the art work or the medical discoveries that the museum would have on display. This is definitely a town worth spending a day or so in. The people were quite warm and friendly, and although there are a lot of tour buses, we got the feeling that not many of them mixed with the locals as we had the opportunity to do. Of course we got to mix mainly because we got lost more than once, and did get some interesting photos because of it. |
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| Therse are some of the remains of the Palace | |
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| Panorama of an irrigation lake on the back side of the hill containing the Citadel. | |
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| This is part of the Temple of Trojan | |
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| I believe that these are also some of the original Palace walls. | |
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| Panorama looking toward the Theater with the remains of a temple below it. | |
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| A panorama view of part o the city of Bergama | |
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| Two aquaducts, one old, one new | |
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Some of the sites one sees when lost, someplace in Bergama |
A window, I believe it is some of the larger pieces still standing of the temple of Athena with Bergama below. |
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